Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation, Volume 777Saunders, 2002 - 881 pages This "classic" in it's field provides detailed instruction on how to respond during all phases in the cycle of trauma care: from resuscitation through the operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitation phases. Like the first two editions, this new edition utilizes this unique cycle of trauma framework to describe the science, current issues, trends, and controversies of trauma care. This format offers the reader an easy to follow organization of material describing the patient's therapeutic needs. Three new chapters address performance improvement in trauma care, injury prevention, and prehospital care of the trauma patient. New, relevant material has been added and content updated throughout to reflect current research-based findings. This text will serve as an excellent reference for the novice and experienced trauma nurse practicing in a variety of settings. - Comprehensive and in-depth coverage of trauma nursing issues. -- New chapter on performance improvement in trauma car |
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... indicated . An oral rather than a nasal route for emergent placement of endotracheal or gastric tubes is preferred to avoid additional midfacial injury and inadver- tent insertion of the tube into the brain through possible coexisting ...
... indicated in the stable trauma patient with suspected biliary tract or pancreatic duct injury . It can be used to determine the exact site of ductal injury and the need for surgical intervention . This is the most accurate test to ...
... indicated for each patient . MUSCULOSKELETAL CONSIDERATIONS . Musculoskeletal system injury , particularly hip fracture , has been docu- mented extensively in the literature . Hip fracture is often accompanied by other injury , and it ...